Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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